Well - THAT I was not expecting. Off on my holiday - sun, sand and fun and WAMO.
Silly me, I had the Mirena IUD removed a couple of weeks prior to leaving for our vacation. I have had a rough ride with Mirena from the get go and was nothing but thrilled to move on from my 5 year old friend, Mirena. (Yes, I kept it for the entire 5 years.)
It came out of nowhere. I went to bed feeling relaxed and happy to be on holidays, woke up with a crushing, heavy, almost suffocating feeling of blah. Not just any blah, but I need to go home now because I cannot stand this feeling anymore blah.
That was day one.
After a 12 hour journey home, I hid from pretty much everything for 4 days. I had no idea where this anxiety, this weight, this hell was coming from. Then it hit me.
Mirena, you got me.
Sure enough, I searched her out on Google and it happens. They even have a name for it: The Mirena Crash.
Apparently, after having the Mirena IUD removed, some women experience “The Mirena Crash”. Some women. This woman.
I won’t lie. It sucked. But 4 days later, back to normal. Thank you very much.
Would love to hear from you if you experienced “The Mirean Crash”. How long did it last, what helped? For me, just letting it be, giving myself some space and waiting it out was what I needed.
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Holy Smokes! I hadn’t heard of that. I have to do something about mine next spring (will be my 5)and since I am going to be 44 at that point I am thinking I should just leave it out. I have had an easy time with Mirena so hopefully I won’t have the “crash”
Glad to hear you are coming out of it.
I have heard many wonderful things about Mirena - I just wish I was one of the gals who had good things to say. Every “body” is different, I suppose.
I have had the mirena for nearly 8 weeks, need to have it removed TODAY and am concerned about the “crash”, but since having it I have had the worse symptoms ever. I have no libido and absolute complete loss of sensation. I have developed downy hair on my face and neck, I have put on about half a stone and the psychological side effects are as bad. I am currently studying for a degree through work and have been so disengaged that I am in danger of losing it. My job is falling apart too. I do a difficult job that needs me to be on the ball with juggling my workload and it is crashing around my ears. I am currently on leave as a means to escape for a bit, but am spending that time isolated at home, feeling depressed and unable to cope. I am neglecting my friendships and am on the verge of completely sabotaging my relationship. This is just not me and i know for a fact it is the mirena because the symptoms began around the time I had it inserted.
I’m so glad I’m not the only one with these sort of side effects! I’ve been breaking out like I’m fifteen again and some days are just unbearably depressing! Trying hard not to push my loved ones away, but I’m afraid for them to see me like this!
For some, Mirena rocks, for others - it PUTS them on the rocks. Tough choice, because you never know how your body is going to react to it.
I have had Mirena for a little over 4 years. I did not have any problems related to Mirena. My doc gave me antibotics when she first placed it in, which of course gave me a yeast infection, but after that was all worked out, no issues. Now, my husband suggested we take it out early and see what happens for another child.
Now I am worried about this Crash!
Okay, I am not sure about the ‘Crash’, but I will never have anoter IUD placed again. I had the Mirena placed about a year 1/2 ago, would have been two years in November. Well, initially getting the Mirena placed was very painfull. I experienced some bleeding and cramping for days. Then my legs kept getting pains and this concerned me that I was developing blood clots. I have been getting achne and struggeling to maintain my weight, almost starving myself so I wouldn’t gain, gain, gain. I am 36 now and never had achne, not exactly the best time to develope it. Well, I have started a relationship a few months ago, and had sexual relations for the first time with the Mirena in place, wow how painfull that was! I started bleeding immediately and have been for severel weeks now. I had the Mirena removed a week agao today, allthough the nurse practioner didn’t seem to think the Mirena was the problem. Yesterday I thought I was going to bleed to death, and now have to have an ulrasound to see what is going on. What is the point of the Mirena if you can’t have sex anyway? And now I am having soo many problems and pain I wish I had never had the thing placed to begin with. Did anyone of you experience the severe bleeding after having it removed? I am really afraid I have perminant damange from it!
I had the Mirena for almost 4 years. The first 2 and a half were not bad at all. Then heading towards the third one I started having leg pain and back pain. The doctors could not find anything wrong with me. Then I started seeing someone new and when we had sex it was painful at first. Then I developed PID. I have never had this and yet in the last year I have had it three times. I decided it was time for the Mirena to go. When they removed it I bled for 11 days and became very anemic. I am still tired but I will never have another IUD inserted again.
this is some serious stuff. i’ve had mirena for over 3 years now and the only side effects i would say is the extra pounds i gained. but now that i’ve seen all the message boards i think i’ve had more side effects. i just had it removed, it was not painful and i’m just spotting a bit. lets see what happends in the next few day. i’m just happy it’s out.
I am experiencing the “Mirena Crash” right now. I had my mirena removed 14 days ago yesterday and that is when I started feeling crash like symptoms. I guess I’m currently ovulating and I felt heightened anxiety, mood swings, irritability and I’m bleeding like crazy. It is bright red and I’m watching out to see if it is excessive. To combat these symptoms I’m taking a multivitamin and trying to get some rest. The only recourse is to ride it out. Wish me luck!
I had my IUD removed about 8 weeks ago and experienced increasingly heavy periods. My last period gave me crippling cramps–very uncharacteristic. Just three days ago I was taken away by ambulance from work.I GUSHED so much blood it saturated my jeans, trailed down, the hallway, and I continued to bleed into the toilet with my pants ON!. it is a few days later and I am still feeling the effects–extreme fatique, light-headedness, dizzy, and nausea. I am just waiting for everything to settle down.
wowwww that must have been scary!
Wow, there are lots of different experiences with it. I am into my second month and way-hay better.
I had Mirena inserted back in February of this year…so that makes me “with IUD” for 7 or so months. These past 7 months have been psychologically unbearable. I’ve never felt so unstable in my entire life. I am only in a good mood maybe 2 days a month. The rest of the days I am one irritable, crazy mess! I can count on one hand how many times I’ve been intimate with my husband since insertion and I had to be borderline drunk in order to even let my guard down for those 2 minutes it took consummate. I have absolutely no sexual desire and find myself angry at him ALL of the time for absolutely nothing. I just look at him and I feel this immense hatred towards him and everything he does…the way he interacts with our children…the way he eats…the way he drives….the way he sleeps….This feeling of dispassion is incredibly overwhelming and it’s ultimately going to be the demise of my relationship with him. I’m surprised he’s put up with me for this long. After having my 2nd child in December, I lost 25 lbs before having Mirena inserted. I am now officially 2 lbs heavier than I was when I was 9 months pregnant! My stomach is distended as if I was 5 months pregnant and I’m absolutely mortified. I have an insatiable appetite where if I don’t eat when my hunger pains strike (like every 2 hours), I’ll pretty much collapse from lethargy. I have never taken any form of birth control before Mirena and I was assured that the hormone levels were so low in this device that there will be no side effects. Ha…HA! And now there’s this post-removal episode to look forward to known as the “Mirena Crash”? Lovely, just lovely. For the safety of my husband, children and dog, I’ll request to be locked up in an insane asylum somewhere with my hands bound in a straight jacket. I would NEVER recommend this device to anyone. The invisible homewrecker…that’s all it is.
OMG…..Reading your story there was like it was written by me. It’s crazy I am the exact same way. Ive had it for almost 1 year now and since then I cannot get rid of my weight I am the same weight now as I was when i gave birth. My horomones are outta wack…Ive been on now on my 4th type of antidepressent. My life is miserable and im only 26 years old. My mother has always blamed everything on this mirena since it has started. Im hot all the time…hot flashes are unbearable. Overweight….hungry…mood swings…just generally unhappy. I am exhausted all the..not ebough energy to get me through the day. I have to see a new gyno next month I am probably gonna get it removed. Did you get yours removed yet? if so how did it go?
Crystal
Oh my just let me say I just had my IUD removed like back in July since then have had two uncontrolable periods alnog with me crying every day, not being able to stand be in the company of anyone just pretty much had no idea this could happen to me. The dr. never metioned any of these things would happen and I have thought until now I was just loosing my mind and didn’t know if I would ever be sane again. As for while having it everything was Great but its the removal that has got me. Hope this information is somehow helpful.
I totally agree with you! I had mine in for a little over a year and right at the year mark I became depressed and irritable. Hating my husband.. Everything you said that bothered you about him seethe exact same things that are bothering me. I had it removed 6 weeks ago and am more depressed now than ever. In wondering if I will be this way for forever? Good luck.
That sounds more like depression or post natal depression than a side effect of the Mirena. I have had post natal depression and also had a Mirena for 6 years and these do not sound like mirena side effects. Definately get it checked out as that must be very scary. The libido part though is defo part of it :(. But the rest sounds like a check up is definately needed. Let us know how you go as that sounds very stressful.
I am so relieved to find others who are experiencing the same thing as me. I thought I was an unusual case. I had my Mirena in for almost 4 years and gained about 15-20lbs. I worked out very hard and still looked like I was 4 months pregnant. I also had back pain and swelling. The swelling caused my arms to go numb and the day after having my Mirena removed it went away (after 1yr and 1/2 with pain). I have had it out for almost 2 weeks and have had such severe bleeding for the last week and a half that I got put on a different birth control pill Ortho Novum. I am supposed to take 2 a day until the bleeding stops. The dr. said the increased estrogen would stop the bleeding since the current pill I started taking after the Mirena was removed did not have a high amount of estrogen.
I am a mother of a college ages student, who had terrible problems with cramps etc. Every pill that she tried, she had problems with emotions etc. So, the Dr, suggested that she get the Mirena IUD, as it has a low hormoane in it and will stay localized in the uterus. BIG NIGHTMARE!!!
Our once wonderful, happy, outgoing daughter became very depressed with terrible mood swings. I begged her to have it taken out, but the Dr. kept saying it would level out and she would be fine. She did not want to hear what I said, so when she came home for vacation, after 8 months of this, I had to take her to the emergency room to have it removed. She was complaining of this crushing feeling in her chest and we thought she may be having a heart attack. Well, they removed it at the ER, and luckily it was not embedded in her uterus, as we have heard horror stories about this. Since then, she is having the “crash,” and her emotions are all over the place. I have her drinking alot of water, going to the gym, and taking vitamin B complex. I hope that when the weeks go by, she will begin to feel better. She has already lost 2 lbs over night. Her face is clearing up and let me tell you, she has never had problems with acney until this iud. If anyone knows of someone wanting to have this IUD placed, please tell them that it is not worth it. She has lost so much hair and is tored all the time. I am hoping she will recover adn we are taking her to the dr tomorrow to have her hormone levels checked. I am praying that she will get back to normal soon.
follow up from my Aug 20th blog. I was just released from the hospital since the bleeding did not stop and the excessive amount of estrogen they were giving me to stop the bleeding caused me to have the worst headache of my life. I ended up having to have a D & C to stop the bleeding and was very close to having a blood transfusion from all of the blood that I lost. Still in a lot of pain and it is going on over two weeks since I had the IUD removed. I hope to soon feel back to normal.
i scheduled my appointment to have the IUD removed after 3 years..i have did so much research on pills and other methods and FINALLY have had luck finding something..the IUD is HORRIBLE i agree with everyone on this page..i had weight gain that i could not control working out 3-5 days a week NOTHING..no sex drive at all..at times felt bad because it seriously was ruining the relationship between my husband and I..I felt like something was serioulsy wrong with me..was i crazy…No its the IUD..I was angry with life..i would yell at my 2 children..i would cry because i couldnt control what was going on and i didnt know what to do…i will be put on Mononessa Birth Control Pills..i have researched every possible option and this one i know 3 girls who take it and love it..it is a pill out there that has LOW risk of any long term side effects as well as controls acne and LOw low risk of weight gain..I am hoping that this will be my savior and i can get back to normal..I will have to update after i began taking them to let everyone know..but i cant wait im soo excited and cant wait to get the old me back…i really hope i dont experience the crash and am going to have to look up more results on that..but i will update everyone..wish me luck!! : )
After a long year -1/2 I had to have my Mirena removed in the hospital as the strings “disappeared” I do not feel like myself. Maybe this is the crash that you are saying. I too had the acne and hair growth and wieght gain. This is not directly from the Mirena though. PCO causes these things to happen. When you’re taking the pill, you are feeding extra estrogen to your body so it controls both of these things. Once you stop - BAM it hits fast and furius. IUD is not for me. good luck to anyone else!
hey tammy what does PCO mean sorry just curious..maybe im asking a dumb question : )
Poly cystic ovaries. The Mirena helps to control hairgrowth etc and stops it being as bad as it would otherwise be. Take the Mirena out and bam.
So hairgrowth is not a side effect. This helps control it.
Though I would prefer that it stunted all growth bar my head haha
OMG. I just had the mirena removed 2 days ago. I’ve had this monster in me for 3 years. I have 3 beautiful girls, I had a honeymoon baby and I am very fertile so I need an option. I took birth control pills and had me in a horrible mood so I had to drop the pills. After my third child I decided to go with the iud, I’ve never been the same although I had it tough, death of my mother and grandmother i’ve never been the same. I thought I would recover but it’s like one of the girls said, I’ve been happy for 2 days out of the month. Last night all I wanted to do is be in bed and I feel like I’m going crazy mentally. I am at my peak right now and the reason I’m took out the iud is because I was having rough sex for the past 3 months and the iud become so imbedded that has caused me problems. Now my questions to someone is has anyone had any abnormal paps due to the mirena? The mirena gave me alot of yeast infections which I never had. I am freaking out!!!! My pap came back abnormal. The mirena is HORRIBLE. Please if someone can answer. Thanks.
i just had the IUD removed today I FEEL LIKE A NEW PERSON WOOHOO!! i have heard great things about the pill MONONESSA i got my prescription start first thing tomorrow..i hope wll will go well with them but i will update…
IRIS I HAD CONTINUOUS YEAST Infections with the mirena when I NEVER IN MY LIFE had them before so i took over the conter AZO for yeast…i take one tab daily and havent experienced any more problems!! i hope everything works out for you..but i will be updated everyone on the new BC pill for me…cross my fingers it doesnt cause me any problems im on a mission to lose weight..i have 30 pounds to drop after having 2 children in the past 7 years im done being the weight i am…and mirena was tortous trying to lose with it was frustrating!! i hated it..im hoping i get my old life back!!
so its been since thursday for me since i had the IUD removed i felt like a brand new person after i had it removed..friday i had started my new bc pill..i dont know it if was my body getting used to not having the IUD in but i have to say it KILLED my weekend…i had MASSIVE cramps with NO PERIOD..i was moody and my family couldnt stand me..it was soo soo bad..i finally had to go home from work on monday because it completely drained me..it was the worst pain i have had in my life..today tuesday i woke up feeling better..way better..but by afternoon had minor cramps again..and i have just felt super bloated i hope this wont last to long..this sucks!!
I have had the Mirena for a little over a year and have been fine so far til now. I loved only getting a 1 day period every month or so. But all of a sudden I have been bleeding for over 5 days!! Nothing really heavy, just not like it was last month and so on. So, I decided to check for the strings about 20 minutes ago. ANd well, I don’t feel anything at all. Now I am freaking out. I do not want to have to get it put in again….that was the only part so far that really sucked. The pain was aweful and I found myself crying and really emotional. I guess I have to call my OBGYN first thing in the morning. Could it have fallen out??????
Well I have had my IUD for almost 3 years now. I believe that I have been a totally different person then what I was before. I have gained about 20 pounds being on this stupid thing. I spotted for about two months straight and then after that I had no more periods. And the only time I bleed is when I have sex. I have never ever been able to feel the strings. About a year and a half ago I had it checked on with ultrasound and by my obgyn and she said everything was good. So imy husband I decided to have another baby so I made an appointment to have the IUD removed at the health department so I wouldn’t have to pay that stupid ridicoulous bill. But the practioner could find the strings and advised me to set an appointment with my obgyn that placed it. So I am stuck with this thing for 2 more months until I can see my obgyn. I have been doing a lot of research, and just every thing I have read about this has just grossed me out. And I just can’t stand the thought of this peice oh hormone fill plastic is in me.. I just want it out so I can live life artifical hormone free!
Wow!! I am both relieved and very anxious all at the same time. I had a TL May ‘06 after my daughter was born C-sxn just 11.5mos. after my 2nd son. I developed PTLS and was bleeding >20 days/month as well as severe pain, hair loss, mood swings, dizziness, migraines, weight gain, the list goes on. After trying the “waiting” game and meds, I had the Mirena IUD put in Nov. ‘06. It took 8 long months, but finally I was having very light periods, maybe only spotting for a day or two. But the other symptoms, especially pain, only worsened. I went to several specialists to discuss TL reversal, but was denied by insurance, even after an appeal for these reasons. Finally, a specialist agreed to remove the clips but could not guarantee restoration of my tubes and that way insurance would cover it as a laproscopic procedure. I had the surgery in May ‘09 and I was a brand new woman!! I was told that there was little scarring, and that I could possibly conceive again if I really wanted, though this was not the purpose, it was good to hear. I decided to have the Mirena IUD removed then and try conventional bcp, I no longer wanted anything foreign in my body. I had the IUD removed Aug.21st. The strings had retracted up into my cervix, and after several attempts was finally ripped from my body. After a mild pain pill and some rest, I actually felt very good…for a day and a half. Since then I have had heavy bleeding and small clots. I bled heavily for 7 days straight. Since then, I may have a day that is on the lighter side and then without warning, jsut hours later, a gush and I can feel like I’m going to pass out. I’m back to misery all over again. My skin is horrible, dizzy at times, and just feel very exhausted and run down with intermittent mild pain/cramping. I should note that I started a low dose bcp the same day my IUD was removed. I am trying to be patient and give it some time for my body to readjust, and am praying that one day, soon, I will feel back to my good old self. My marriage and children deserve better than this!! My advice…no matter what dr.’s and IUD manufacturer literature says…it is not a good idea to mess with nature and God…nothing good can come of it!!
I’m hoping Tammy reads this or anyone else who had to have a surgeon involved to remove the Mirena IUD: Tammy, I too have to have my device removed at the hospital as the strings have “disappeared”. I was told I have to be put to sleep. Can you share with me what the procedure was like? I can’t believe I have to live another month with this THING inside of me. I went through an hour of painful and scarring seek and search methods in the OBGYN office to try and get this thing out of me, only to be told I’ll have to go into the hospital to have it removed. I’m so anxious now. Seriously depressed.
so its been 11 days since i have had the IUD out and 10 since i have been using Mononessa got to say the first week was rough but i feel like a brand new person..i have a feeling Midol is going to be my best friend when i have cramps, bloating, or headaches..i feel great now and i am going to get back into my work out routine tomorrow to try to ose 20 pounds or so that i had held on to while having the Mirena..good luck to al the woman out there…this was the bestdecision ive made for myself..having that in i was the MOST horrible person to my family my husband…i feel like all my sex drive is back!! woohoo!! thank everyone on this page for their stories..now its time for me to start a new life after that horrid mirena!!
Hi im 26 years old and had the mirena in for 14 months. the insertion hurt like hell I had cramps afterwards. I never had a period after three months of having it in but i always had back pain. I was also concerned about the weight gain but i ended up losing 25 lbs. well august 27th i decided that i wanted it taken out so my husgband and i could have another baby. well this crash is bad right after i had the mirenia removed i was nauseated my breast were sore i was fatigued emotional and have been screaming and yelling at my husband and other three children for no reason. I did not get my period right after it was removed but i did two days later. it was light but oh m god the cramps and the nausea. worse period iveevery had in my life. my eriod has always been 3 days long with no cramps. i been out now foralmost 2 week and i have had my period on and off since removed. I cant have sex cause everytime i do i get my period back. how am i suppose to know whe im ovulating when im always on my period. I
will not recommend this to anyone. I was going to hve another one put in after i had my next baby but im considering not to do it after some of the posts im readig well good luck to everyone
I got the Mirena IUD put in about 2 years after I had my first child, after having been on birth control for a year after having her. I liked “the pill”, but did not like the headaches, so my doctor suggested that I try the Mirena IUD. It did not hurt me when it was inserted, nor when it was removed…but in between those two life changing events, it was a totally different story!!
The first negative thing that pops into my mind is the weight gain. I had lost most of my baby weight, and went to the gym 4 times a week. When I had the IUD put in, I immediately gained about 10 pounds over the course of only 2 months. I continued to pack on the weight, and could NOT get it off.
I also had to begin treatment for a probably unrelated, but coincidental, heart issue.
I had severe lower abdominal pain/cramping, but I did not, however, have a period while the IUD was inserted. (that was the ONLY nice part!). When I had the IUD removed, my doctor told me that my uterus was expelling the device, and it was barely even inside my uterus at all.
Use your own discretion, but, natural is sometimes better. God bless!
HI there everyone, although I am in ‘crash’ I emediatly felt better having the mirena out, although it hurt like hell and I am bleeding the fuzzy headedness has gone just mild depression and anxiety..more about my weight and how I can catch up on my studies that have dwindled..along with my love life! I have to say that it did what it said on the side of the tin, it stopped my periods which were heavy and where I was booked to have a hysterectomy….as I was sterilized years agoI dont need protection from getting pregnant. But since it was inserted I could feel it! I bloated so badly I could not bend over, the swelling pushed on my bowel & bladder and sex was no fun even if I did want it! I thne got the drowsy feeling…giddy I did not crave chocholate just sleep and my work & studies just fell by the wayside. I hated getting biiger ande biiger, it was hard to exercise as getting big and also embarrassed. I ate practically nothing and on my wedding day I looked just terrible! Then my skin & rashes, huge spots on my face and facial hair no wonder I was depressed! The hair on my body went made, I had to shave my legs daily and by the afternoon my undies that fitted me first thing were 2 sizes too small! My boobs have gone from 34d to 36E and from a dress size 10 to that of 14-16 where everyone has commented at work about my ballon size. I live off salad and water and bio drinks which are supposed to help with bloating & digestive transit…but I just had enough. Suicide is not the answer to prevent pregnancy or heavy bleeding. I may be 1 in a million who suffer but enough is enough…the bloddy thing is out and I hope to lose some pounds and self esteem.
Hi everyone! I got the Mirena in Dec. ‘06 after having our 2nd child. I had been on different birth control pills for years (and now in hindsight I wish I had just gone back on the pill) but my OB/GYN talked me into the Mirena. She gave me all the information about it….and of course, all the side effects were “good” and so I decided to get it. I did end up with a bacterial infection when she inserted it because I bled from the attachment site and she had to go back in twice to stop the bleeding. She put me on an antibiotic for the infection and after about a week I felt fine. For the first few months, everything was great. It was only after about 8 months that I started to realize that I had gained weight, had no sex drive (my husband noticed that, of course!), acne, headaches, constant spotting, mood swings, bloating, and I was sinking into a state of depression. I called my OB/GYN and she said that it had nothing to do with the Mirena that I just needed to see my regular doctor. So I did and she said it could be the Mirena, but she did full bloodwork on me and everything came back normal. She decided that maybe I was experiencing some “delayed post partum” and put me on Celexa. After a couple months on that I started feeling better, but the weight continued to come even with me working out 3 to 4 days a week and watching my food intake. After being on Celexa for 6 months, I decided that I wanted to be chemical free, and so my Dr. reduced my dosage down to 1/2 tablet for 2 weeks. Right after that I decided to have my Mirena taken out because I was still having all the side effects and they were really starting to get to me. I had it taken out about 3 weeks ago. I actually started feeling better the day after it was taken out. I did have a lot of clots the next couple of days but I haven’t actually had a period yet, so I’m wondering how that will be. However, I think I have started to experience the “Mirena Crash” over the past couple days. I am so achy all over (kind of like you feel when you have the flu), my heart keeps racing, my body is very fatigued, I have tons of tension in my back and shoulders, the mood swings are horrible, I feel like I want to cry all day, numbness and tingling sensation from the bottom of my neck all the way down my arms, sore breasts, and the list goes on. I honestly hope that the Mirena hasn’t messed up my body for good. I don’t want to go back on an antidepressant or another birth control pill. I’ve called my OB/GYN about all of this and she said “it’s not the Mirena”. Well, considering I had complete blood work done not too long ago, what else could it be? She said that the Mirena hormones are completely gone out of your system the day you have it taken out. Ummm, I am not believing that. Mirena tricks your body into thinking it’s pregnant. I remember when I had a miscarriage 6 years ago, I was only 8 weeks along, but yet it took a whole 4 months for my body to adjust and for my HCG levels to get back to normal. So I honestly think it takes a while for your body to adjust back to normal after having the Mirena taken out. I am going to just hang in there for a couple more days and if I don’t start feeling better I’m making an appointment with my regular Dr. But I really do think I’m experiencing the “Mirena Crash”, so we’ll see. If you are thinking about getting the Mirena, don’t do it! I know every woman is different, but now that I think about it, why did I decide to have a foreign object placed in my uterus? I hope there is not any permanent damage considering my husband and I want to try for another baby. Best of luck to all of you ladies!!!
Hello everyone. Well, my story is quite similar to most of yours…I am 29 yrs old with one child. I was scheduled to get the Paragard in February of this year and somehow walked out with the Mirena. I was convinced that the hormones were SO low, they would’nt have any negative effect. Vey, very wrong. I am SO upset because my doctor knew the whole reason I was opting for an IUD was because of my horrible past with any kind of hormonal BC. I have been on every kind of pill imaginable and the ring. Everything made me feel the same–depressed, moody, anxious, and just crazy in general. Oh and extremely emotional. Well, throw horrible sex drive (which I have NEVER IN MY LIFE had a problem with) multiply it by 100 and that is how I feel. AND I went back to the same doctor, and said I should go on anti-depression med’s. WHAT?! At that point, I started to wonder exactly how much money these doctors get for pushing this s%#t on us. I pretty much (nicely) told her where she could put those anti-depressants and it took me calling the doctor’s office in tears this morning to schedule the removal, which happens tomorrow. I will keep you guys updated on my “crash” which lord knows is just the greatest way to end this 8 months of hell. Has anyone opted for the Paragard after Mirena? Im mad at myself because I was supposed to get that and feel like I was duped because the more costly and obviously more risky option was pushed on me. And I’d like to give a big middle finger to any pharmeceudical sales rep’s who wine and dine these doctors into making unethical and bad decisions for their patients. I am a very educated individual, but I put trust in my doctor to lead me to the right decision, and after this fiasco I will never take another drug before extensive research again.
I’m right there with you Anna! THE BIGGEST MIDDLE FINGER EVER! Good luck with your removal. I’m still anxiously waiting until the 16th to have the Mirena surgically removed thanks to the retracted strings. I’d love to hear the details from anyone who has had this surgery. I can’t wait another week for my pre-op to know what I’m in for. I’m already anxious enough about the “crash”.
Ugh, I cant help with the surgery, although I would make one suggestion–if you have more than one doctor in your group maybe go see another before surgery (or maybe even another seperate doctor or planned parenthood)to see if they could help. I am no doctor, but I would imagine some have more experience than others with these things. My string was cut super short (dont even ask) but they got it out no problem. I got mine out this morning and feel ok. I think its going to depend on your body and how well it adjusts to going back to normal. I talked to my friend, and she had no crash at all. I’m going to keep myself busy and try not to obsess about the side effects I might or might not have. Hell, if I dealt with this crap for 8 mos, whats another 2-4 weeks?? But hopefully it wont be anything. Good luck with everything, I hope it goes well for you.
Hey to everyone out there that’s had this terrible merina I would highly suggest nobody ever ever get it inserted!!! I had just a my 3 month old son and my fiance and I were debating on another kid so I talked with my ob about it and we decided the mirena would be the best way to go,of course hardly any side effect and lighter pms etc,so I had it inserted and all was fine for awhile until all of a sudden one night I got this severe stomach pain that went to my back I mean I couldn’t even breath,that happened a few times,I was bleeding for 3 months straight and no sex drive at all and my fiance could feel it hurting him as well every time we tried to have sex. So we waited for our ob appointment to have it cheaked out and get it removed,when we went in to do so I went threw major pain and diggen around for it when then my ob told me she couldn’t find the string and I was going to have to have surgery I started cryen so badly I couldn’t believe it I would much rather have just gottin preg. So my surgery is done I had to be put out cold,it wasn’t bad I didn’t feel a thing and I got some pain meds,now its 3 days later and I have heavy bleeding,no cramps but I have I guess you could call it “the crash” I have cold sweats,dizzyness,short of breath,back pain,and soreness.so now my fiance and I await this horrible side effects to go away I pray they do soon.I totaly recommend nobody ever ever even talk about getting this object put inside of your body its terrible!!!!! I’m sorry for everyone that’s already had it in I feel all your pain. And I’m so glad I found this site and there are more people out there going threw this I’m not alone,hope all of you get threw it as well.
Amanda, is the surgery REALLY surgery? Like cutting you open (c-section style)? Or do they just put you out and climb there way up in side to remove it???
Hi everyone, I just had IUD removed yesterday 10/01/09, how long after the removal will I start feeling better?? I’m going to start taking Yaz, I used to be on this birth control before and I never had any problems…But now I keep hearing good things about MONONESSA…I just want to feel better, I’ve had horrible headaches a month after I had the minerva IUD inserted…worse decision I’ve ever made…no sex drive, mood swings like crazy,never before had I expirence mood swings…no energy, weight gain 30lbs, I feel and look pregnant again and I have a 10 month baby…This device is a horrible thing, I don’t know why Doctors don’t warn you about these side effects…Good LUck to all!
Now I have to worry about the ‘mirena crash’!!
So I had the Mirena in for about 8 months and had it removed on Thursday. For the 8 months that I had it in, I loved it. I barely had any cramping, and I used to get it pretty bad. About 5 months in my periods were gone and I have had no side effects. The worst part of it all was getting it in. The first time I tried, the doctor spent about 10 minutes jabbing me until he told me it was defective. Awesome - so I took that awful pain for nothing. 2 months later the manufacturer finally sent a new one and here I was, lying on the bed doing it again. Luckily this time it worked just fine but of course it hurt like heck.
So 8 months later I have had it taken out because my husband and I have decided to try for kids. I was told by my doctor that I should let myself have 1 normal period before we try. So now I’m just waiting for AF to show up!
I just got my Mirena removed today. I am SO excited. I have had it in for 1 year and it has been the worst most HORRIBLE year of my life. I had more health issues in the one year of having Mirena in, than I have had for my ENTIRE life. My symptoms were :MIGRAINES!- for which I was admitted to the hospital, they did all kinds of tests, and found nothing-( they even gave me an IV of morphine, and the migraine was so intense, i still felt it with the morphine.), arthritis- (or EXTREME ACHING in all of my joints, especially my hips, knees and lower back area., pain in my chest- like unable to breath, pain in my neck, I was sleeping 9 hrs a day and still exhausted and lately its been severe insomnia, cramping in my lower stomach and bloating really bad. I am 5″3, 21 yrs old, originally 107 pounds, and have two kids. After my daughter I was on Seasonique and although it made me have mood swings it was NOTHING in comparison to this. After my daughter I lost all the baby weight and then some. Even after I had my son in the 6 weeks before I got the Mirena, I lost all of the baby weight and was back down to 107 pounds. Now I weigh 130 pounds- and thats doing the same exercises and eating the same that I have always done. I have also never had ANY UTI’s and I have had consistent UTI’s since I have had it in, that have NOT gone away with various medications. I have had NO sex drive. Absolutely NONE, and I am 21years old! I felt very fatigued every day and it took all my strength and energy and mostly motivation that I HAVE TO provide for my family, to get up and go to work everyday. I read the brochure for Mirena when I got it inserted, and there were NONE of these side effects. I found some of these side effects on the Canadian website, and found people’s horror stories of having Mirena in. I would NOT recommend this to ANYONE. I am SO happy to have finally gotten it out and am looking forward to being a normal healthy person again. I am nervous that I will have a “Mirena Crash” but I would rather take 7-10 days of a crash than 4 more YEARS Of this bull@#$%!!!!
Not sure if this forum is only for bad Mirena stories…but I have had a mostly great experience, although it did take me a few months to settle into it. I have had my Mirena for 2 years. I was 47 and had been having really long, heavy periods and lots of PMS symptoms. For the first week after insertion, I was in a terrible rage feeling like I hated everyone, especially my husband! I talked to my OB/Gyn who suggested a very low dose of estrogen (Vivelle-dot) since I was probably perimenopausal. It took about 5 months of adjustment, but in the end I feel great, no breast tenderness or other PMS symptoms, no mood swings, NO periods, 10 lb weight loss, happier than ever. It does take time to figure out birth control and hormonal issues, and I will probably need to adjust everything as time goes along. But for now I love Mirena. Just hope I don’t crash when it comes out!!!
MIRENA FREE AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!! I was scheduled for surgery for next Friday due to a retracted string! I had my pre-op consultation yesterday and it turns out my body had rejected the Mirena (smart little body huh?) and it was no longer in my uterus. It had dropped into my vaginal cavity and I didn’t even know it! The doctor didn’t even have to use more than a clamp and viola! There it was! Thank goodness I had zero sex drive. We could’ve had some serious issues! I’m feeling great today and I’m going to keep the mentality that this “crash” is all mind over matter and stay positive! Good luck to all!
I have had the mirena for 8 weeks and I went in for my follow-up two weeks ago fully intending on having it removed because of the side effects I have been feeling. My Dr. strongly encouraged me to stick with it, and did not believe that my side effects were directly related to the mirena. I know it is the mirena, there is no doubt especially after reading all these forums. My symptoms are bloating-everyday, constipation, much hungrier than normal, moodiness, acne and weight gain. My lifestyle has not changed and I had been losing weight because I am eating better and exercising more. With the mirena I feel like I am PMSing all the time! My question is to those of you who had stuck it out, should I give it more time, or just get it out? I am sick of feeling this way, and I am getting depressed.
Renee - GET IT OUT!!! I know it effects everyone’s body differently, but if you’re already noticing symptoms, take it from me and just about everyone else on this board, those symptoms are not going to go away any time soon if even at all. Before my pre-op consult (which fortunately turned into an IUD removal appointment), my doctor asked again why I wanted it removed. After admitting my symptoms (all of which you speak of), this doctor shook her head and agreed that progesterone is known to cause those side effects. Now, I was told by another doctor that such symptoms aren’t common with Mirena. Clearly he was under the propoganda spell…Mirena Cash! I’ve been without Mirena for 3 full days and I have yet to feel anything “crash-like”. In fact, I’m almost in a euphoric, high state. Kind of scary if you ask me. I haven’t had this much energy since I was in my early 20’s and I’m 29 now. I’ll be mindful of this supposed crash but cautiously optimistic that I’ll be fortunate enough to bypass such feelings. I did suffer tremendously with Mirena, maybe I’ll be spared. Good luck Renee!
i had the mirena removed last Thursday morning after having it for 15 months and the last 8 months have been hell. Its day 6 today and the bleeding has stopped - last night i suffered extreme insomnia, the abdominal swelling and pain is gone today and I am starting to feel more myself (not really sure what that is anymore tho?) My philosphy is…. things can only get better. (”,)
I’m going this morning to get the Mirena removed. I can tell you it’s been a nightmare for me but all my doctors kept telling me that my symptoms had nothing to do with Mirena THEN this morning I pulled this site up. I had Migraine after migraine depression lack of energy. In those 5 years I also suffered a stroke the doctors said due to being hit with so many migraines uncontrolled. I’m not saying Mirena caused my stroke but I do think it has effected my health very negitivly. After my doctor put it in I could feel it for days I hated it! And the constant brownish discharge is gross to say the least. I’ve kept it for 5 long years because I listened to my doctors instead of listening to myself. I can’t wait to get it removed!!!!!!! Thank you for all your post!
I had it in for a little over 7 months and although I didn’t have weight gain I had sever symptoms. I went to my doctor determined not to put any hormones in my body, but since having our twin boys the idea of getting pregnant again and my doctors insurance that this iud was the best thing I left her office with one inserted. Three months later I called her asking to take it out and telling her that I couldn’t sleep had no appetite and was crying all the time and ridden with anxiety. She assured me to stick it our that in another 3 months everything would be working fine. So okay I went another three months and two weeks ago I became a walking zombie I couldn’t eat sleep I felt nausea all the time. I would have sworn I was pregnant with the nausea I also had no sex drive but having 15 month old twins and a 4 year old didn’t seem to be such an issue. Thursday night I was crying my eyes out sick asking my husband what’s wrong with me I thought I was having an anxiety attach. The next morning I went to a gp at the clinic and asked him if he thought it could have been from the idu but he said no. He thought it was a stomach ulcer. Well saturday morning I woke up again feeling horrible and then I had a slight stroke which the doctors call a TIA. The doctor I met at the er who admitted me to the stroke ward for 4 days laughed at me when I asked him if it couldbe connected to the mirena.. The specialist arranged for it to be removed that was 6 days ago and since that I’ve been on the crash it came on day 2 after removal and today I’m still a bit nauseas but all and all feeling more like myself I’m so tired and still shaky but I’m just glad to get it out.. And as for stoke risks in the FDA guide it says to contact your doctor if you have a stroke to get it removed which makes me think there is a connection. I’m 35 and have 3 kids and I will never use hormonal birthcontrol again!!!!
I had my IUD for little over 3 years. I loved it! I had slight discharge on and off for 2 months after getting it and I have had it removed for a month now and still no period however I feel that I am a little moody.
I’m sorry to hear that so many people are having some problems but I loved having mine.
I had my mirena put in the first week of June and I had it removed this past wednesday… I have never used birth control I think my PCOS prevents me from getting pregnant. The only reason I got the mirena was to get regular periods because I would go a whole year without getting my period. Big Mistake!!! Since I had it put in the bleeding basically did not stop. As of today I have been on my period for 24 days. It got worse after I had it removed last week. The worst part about it is that I am clotting really bad. The clots are about 3 to 4 inches long and very thick. I called the doctor but they told me not to worry…. But I am! I am 36 years old and I had never experienced cramps before and this past week the cramps where so bad that I thought I might have to go to the ER. What is strange is that most of the people I know that have the Mirena in place do not have the complications that I had…Everyone says they really like the Mirena. I guess it affects people in different ways.
How crazy! I got mine and my periods went AWAY almost entirely! How odd your doc thought it’d GIVE you a “regular” period…?!? I have LOVED having my Mirena IUD these last 5 years. My menstrual cramps also went away almost entirely and my monthly menstral migraines got much less severe. How scary! Yep, every woman’s different it seems.
Marini IUD side effects and marina crash side effects for my daughter….still going
February- pregnant 19 by 25 yr old
Abortion first ever
IUD marina same day insertions as abortion
Yr later Sept bloated tummy, anxiety attacks, paranoid, tummy flutters, pushing sensation.. Odor, discharge something’s wrong
Next day….Marina removed, antibiotics, bacteria infection
Lab test all negative.
Next four weeks…. Barley any sleep, barley any food, depression, anxiety, out burst, rage anger, sadness, self verbal destruction, blaming self, tossing turning, moaning, soul hurts, very moody up and down, no patience, confusion, face breaking out…looking pale, skinny, unhealthy….It’s like a drug addict addicted to drugs but this is addicted to the guy who got her pregnant… no drugs ,no alcohol,
Call radio station, ask why are they not making sense…
TV.. fate/Destiny, symbolic meaning ment to be…..
Reality. .NOT an option….
25 yr old who got me pregnant was a fling off and on a yr..
Convinced self…… had to be with him ,loved him,
Drove over to his house daily,
Called daily, text daily,
Believe the earth was putting signs of fate and destiny to be together with him
Couldn’t be in public, took time off from work, saw counselor, who said needed anti- psychotic pills, depression pills, and sleep pills have hormones checked, thyroid level…. Alice in wonderland can’t separate reality from fantasy.
Saw another doctor, had test….white blood cells moderately high have to go do more testing. doctor said doesn’t need hormones checked…. said ADHD need meds again…
Feel crazy, feel like losing mind, drifting in and out of thought conversation, space out get into trance like sate, and feel as if I can’t control self,
Have to be with this guy, have to protect him. Pregnant because of him,
Convincing self destine to be together, family marriage future with guy..
Other times acceptance of rejection from him, never wanted to be together.
Lost three weeks of work., keys to car taken, keep texting him calling him…Girlfriends tell to stop….Ignore her..
What’s real and what’s not. Keep repeating questions seeing signs, from TV, radio, he wants me……he needs me…All in my head??? Everyone tells me…All in my head..
Can’t take ADHD pill, can’t sleep,….Confusion, blurry vision, see colors…..What’s real???
Snapping at family, angry, disbelief,he wants me….
Reality. Is he doesn’t can’t accept it….
Family thinks I’m loosing my mind…am I?
Over a guy? Who was just a fling? Who I thought was the One….
The reality shows, We are meant to be together…..But told It’sall in my head…
No family history of mental disorder, never have gone though this..
Always had confidence before marina IUD…..
Never chased guys, never had too…what’s wrong??? Why this behavior??
know’s better, he wants me,
Began Sept 26th..anxiety,flutters,pushing,bloating….
Still going Oct 28th..Removed Sept 28th 09…..after removal instantly feel better then BOOM!!! Downhill spiral of emotions began’s…..
I had my Mirena surgically removed on Monday. Had a kidney biopsy done last week and after some bleeding issues after the procedure had a ct scan done and found out among my kidney bleeding that my iud had perforated thru my uterus and was sitting in my abdominal cavity next to my uterus. Had the surgery laprascopically. still sore but glad it is out. Now am having heavy like periods. OB thinks that maybe when he put it in almost two years ago that he may have put it too close or partially in the wall and then it just migrated itself on out over time. No telling how long it was out of my uterus. Initially when I had it placed I had lots of pain afterwards and couldnt feel the strings. When I went in for the one month check up, found out thru vaginal ultrasound that it was in the right place. So it just had to have happened over time. Glad it is out now so we can ttc again. Gettin old, am 35 years old! =)
I am mirena free as of 10/07/09 now TTC !!! Please someone give me reassurance that it will happen soon. By the way I had it for 3 years no period weight gain was the only side effect and loved it no problems after either just waiting for baby number 3!